Search Results: Authors starting with W from Homeward Bound Books

Toronto: Ryerson Press. Very Good. 1934. Hardcover. 71 p. 20 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. The spine is darkened and titles on it barely legible. Light wear to the edges and corners. Inside, the endpapers have a bit of offsetting. The pages are clean and unmarked, with slight toning. A volume of poetry by a Canadian woman writer from Kemptville, Ontario. .

Barnsley, U.K.: Pen and Sword Books Ltd.. Very Good. 2009. Softcover. 1844158780 . 146 p. 21.5 cm. Sound and square binding in stiff, cardstock covers. Minor wear to the corners and edges. Small section of pages has some rippling to the top edge. Otherwise, inside pages are clean and unmarked. A guide to locating and researching police officers who served in the forces of England and Wales from 1829 onward. Illustrated in black and white. .

Stroud: Sutton Publishing. Very Good. 2008. Softcover. 075094952X . 144 p. 25.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Light wear to the corner tips and edges. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A casebook which describes police efforts in dealing with crimes in London from the establishment of the force in 1839 through 1949. Illustrated in black and white. .

New York: Rand McNally. Good. 1950. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 72 p. 29 cm. Sound and square library reinforced binding in illustrated boards. Spine is split at front gutter and has been repaired with a plasticized tape. Label on spine. Spine ends are worn and frayed. The corners are worn through. All edges are rubbed. Fairly light scratches and rub wear to both boars. Gift inscription on front free endpaper dated 1951. Otherwise, the inside pages are generally clean and bright, with occasional smudge marks. Seven stories, each featuring a different mode of transport or machinery; including a fire engine, automobile, switch engine, airplane, power shovel, tractor, and motorboat. A new edition, featuring the bright and bold illustrations in colour and monochrome by Paul Pinson. .

New York: Putnam. Very Good. 1984. First Edition. Softcover. 0399510206 . 128 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Some rub wear to the edges. Minor soil. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Discusses design strategies to incorporate personal computers in home office spaces. PC's were becoming a more common form of technology in the early 1980s' and this is an interesting work from the perspective of computer history. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs. Quite scarce. .

Cleveland: The Alliance of Transylvanian Saxons. Very Good. 1982. Flexible cloth. 3853730701 . 144 p. 18 cm. Sound and square binding in flexible cloth covers. Both covers curling somewhat and lightly rubbed. Some spotting to the front cover. Lengthy gift inscription on the half title page. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. A historical overview of the Saxons in Transylvania and later in the U.S. and Canada. Illustrated with black and white photographs. .

Calgary: Fifth House Ltd.. Near Fine. 2003. First Edition. Softcover. 1894004884 . 316 p. 22.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Minor wear to the edges and corner tips. Slightly shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A scholarly examination of the social and political background of the On-to-Ottawa Trek and Regina Riot in June - July 1935. It began as a walkout of unemployed men in British Columbia, coordinated by Communist-affiliated Relief Camp Workers’ Union, and was a direct challenge to the R.B. Bennett Conservative government and its handling of the single homeless unemployed during the Great Depression. Illustrated with black and white sketches and photographs. .

Vancouver: Pacific Rim Publishers. Very Good+. 1992. Softcover. 0921358172 . 32 p. 28 cm. Sound binding in centre-stapled cardstock covers. A little wear to the corner tips and edges. Else fine. A bibliography covering 200 English language children's books with Japanese people or culture as the central theme. .

Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.. Near Fine. 2008. First Edition. Softcover. 155130340X . 305 p. p. 24.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Minor wear to the edges and corner tips. Lightly shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Nineteen scholary, individually authored essays on immigration and racism in Canada. .

Toronto: Upper Canada Railway Society. Very Good. 1953. Stapled wraps. 64 p. 19 cm. Sound binding in centre-stapled cardstock covers. A few soft creases to the edges and corners of the covers. Somewhat darkened along the edges. Gift inscription on the back of the front cover. Otherwise, inside pages are clean and unmarked. A brief, somewhat anecdotal account of the Northern Railway of Canada, which ran from Toronto north to North Bay, with branches to Meaford and Penetang. Shipping costs may be reduced due to weight and size of book. .

The Engineering Institute of Canada. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. ©1957. Hardcover. 442 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Corner tips slightly softened. Prize label on back of the front free endpaper. Two leaves have creasing to their upper fore-corners. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean and unmarked, with light toning. Dust jacket has heavy wear, including large chips and edge tears, creases, rubbing, and small chips. Shelf rubbed. The story of mid-19th century Canadian civil engineers Walter and Francis Shanly, as told by their letters. Known for their work on railways and canals, Walter went on to become a Member of Parliament for Grenville South in the 1860s. .

Marlborough, Wiltshire: The Crowood Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 1861261535 . 208 p. 26 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Minor wear to the corner tips. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust wrapper has some light edge wear and shelf rubbing. A history of the BMW twin cylinder motorcycles. Illustrated with both colour and black and white photographs. .

London: Collins. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. [24] p. 28 cm. First edition stated on rear copyright page. Jacket has 60-100 code on front flap. Sound and square binding in illustrated upper board and blue lower board with Pookie in the center. Spine ends and corner tips show some wear. Edges have a few tiny knocks and some light rubbing. There is a faint pencilled price code on the front pastedown endpaper. Otherwise bright and fresh, with the inside pages clean, unmarked and bright. The dustwrapper has creases and a 6" closed tear on the back panel, which has been repaired with cello tape. It has other rub wear and some tiny edge tears, some of which have also been tape repaired. Lightly soiled overall. The sixth title in the beloved Pookie series. This one tells how Pookie, the rabbit with wings, takes his woodland friends to the seaside for a holiday. .

Markham, Ontario: Penguin. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670814539 . 32 p. 25 cm. Sound and square binding in blue, cloth-covered boards. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Otherwise, no discernable wear. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket is slightly rubbed and has a very soft crease mark on the front flap. The story of a brother and sister who adopt an orphan sparrow in Niagara Falls in the early 1900's. .

Toronto: Musson Book Company Ltd.. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1927. Hardcover. 140 p. 19 cm. Copyright date only. Sound and square in blue cloth covered boards. Light wear to spine ends and corners. Text block edges a bit grimy. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, with slight age toning. Dustjacket has heavy wear at the spine ends and corners, including chips and tears. Several edge tears with piece missing along rear top edge. Spine is darkened. Fifteen true tales of boys who overcame adversity to achieve real success in the world. .

London: Collins. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. 320 p. 20 cm. Sound and square binding in black, paper-covered boards. Two tiny spots on the upper board. Text block edges are dusty. Front edge of the text block has a light ding affecting about 30 pages. Pull mark in the margin of one page. Dustwrapper spine is darkened. There is a sticker pull mark on the front panel. Some wear at the corners. Light overall soiling to the largely white panels. There is no price on the jacket, nor any corners clipped. .

New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good. ©1957. Hardcover. 96 p. 25 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Rub wear to edges and corners. Original price sticker on upper corner. Light rubbing, impression marks and small creases to both covers. Inside pages are clean and unmarked but are toned. Edited and abridged by Willis Lindquist. Number CL-6 of the Golden Picture Classics titles from this publisher. .

Rochdale Borough Police Force Watch Committee. Good. 1957. Hardcover. 141 p. 23 cm. Slightly cocked in cloth-covered bindings. Corners softened. Wear and tear to the spine ends. Previous bookstore label on front free endpaper. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, with some toning. Includes several black and white photographic plates. Scarce. .

Hallmark. Good+. 1975. Hardcover. 23 cm. Circa 1975. Sound and square binding. All pop-ups and pull tabs work. There is wear to the corners and spine ends and splitting along the spine gutter, but it is stll tight. There is a cello tape repair to the bottom of the spine. Both boards have some rubbing and light scratches. Inside, the Book Belongs To box has been completed with a gift inscription dated 1975. The first pull tab pop-up has been tape repaired with the cello tape subsequently removed and shadow marks showing. Now reinforced with archival ph neutral tape. There are a couple of closed tears at the pull tab slit corners. One pop-up is creased but still working. A few spots of soil. These issues do not really detract from this rather fun story. A children's pop-up book from the mid 1970s, which tells the story of six year old Cindy and her efforts to bake a cake, unsupervised. Charmingly illustrated and designed. Quite scarce. .

Toronto: Puffin Canada. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670065420 . 169 p. 23.5 cm. Sound and square binding, in blue paper-covered boards. Spine ends have some crinkling. Minor wear to the corner tips. A couple of tiny soil spots to the boards. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dustjacket is shelf rubbed and has a few scratches. Edges show light rub wear. Not price clipped. The second of the series of adventure stories set at Camp X, a spy-training camp in Whitby, Ontario during World War II, and featuring brothers Jack and George. .